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--Darklight Digital Festival Bulletin 2004 --- Darklight festival brings the best in new digital art and cinema to Ireland, September 2004. Due to popular demand we have extended the deadline for entries, so spread the word..... --Darklight Digital Festival 2004 --- Ireland’s premier festival for digital filmmakers, animators and artists. DARKLIGHT DIGITAL FESTIVAL 2004, CALL FOR ENTRIES DEADLINE EXTENDED. *Please forward or post the following information to interested parties, news groups or websites* Darklight Digital Festival is an independent initiative formed to provide a platform for the convergence of technology, film and art. Our mission is to support all those whose working practice engages with digital technology to create new possibilities for the imagination. Darklight screens cutting-edge innovative films, and hosts a digital art exhibition, ‘Straylight’, the only dedicated platform for digital artists in Ireland. Darklight’s seminar series, ‘Perspectives’, provides a continuous forum for filmmakers and artists, providing information and initiating debates on all aspects of digital art and filmmaking, from aesthetics and technology to copyright, distribution and education. CALL FOR ENTRIES DARKLIGHT DIGITAL FESTIVAL 2004 AT THE DIGITAL HUB (dates to be announced) ****** DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS FRIDAY 30th JULY 2004 6pm****** Darklight Digital Festival screens short-films, documentaries, music videos, feature films, and animations, exciting, innovative films that use digital technology in their production. In September 2004 we will once again bring to Ireland the best in new cinema. Throughout the year we will be touring select works in Ireland, Europe and the US. FILMS Eligible for entry are feature films, documentary, all CG animation, Flash, 3D etc., experimental video works, music videos, commercial work, motion graphics, game sequences, DV live action shorts and student work. There are no restrictions on genre, length or number of submitted works. Darklight encourages the submission of contemporary works that demonstrate and explore the creative potential of digital technologies. The entries must use some sort of digital process in their production. For entry level we accept only VHS (NTSC or PAL), QuickTime, AVI, WMV and MPEG on CD or zip disk, as a DVD at preview quality - (approx. 320 x 240 or greater), or as a URL pointing to your movie. Please note we will be viewing work on a PC. SUBMISSIONS Darklight submissions will be processed on-line and applications can be made through the entry form available on the site. The entry form and instructions are now available on the site@ http://www.darklight-filmfestival.com On submission of an entry, you will receive a NUMBER, this is your PERSONAL REFRENCE NUMBER and should be quoted on all inquiries and correspondence concerning your entry. Please print this number clearly on your VHS Tape, DVD, Zip or CD submission. A printable label is included on the site and this should be attached securely to your entry. This label must be completed in full with the following details. SUBMISSION NUMBER, TITLE OF WORK, RUNNING TIME, CONTACT NAME, EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER. A separate entry form is required for each piece submitted. If you have any questions please contact us by email at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CONDITIONS AND DEADLINES The DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS is FRIDAY 30th JULY 2004. While the tapes must reach us no later than the specified date we would appreciate submissions in advance. If accepted for selection we will need your BETA or DV PAL exhibition tape by Monday 9th September 2004. We cannot guarantee to show work if it has not reached us by then. This exhibition copy will be returned after the festival at the organiser's (Darklight) expense. Notification regarding the selection decisions will be issued by 12th of August. Due to the volume of entries to be considered, we are unfortunately unable to supply individual explanations for our decisions. By submitting a work, you agree that film clips [not more than 2 minutes long, or 2/3 length of original piece, whichever is shorter] may be used for festival publicity and related materials [including TV, brochure, poster, programme and web site]. All legal rights and copyright remains with the producer of the work. If your submission is accepted, you grant Darklight permission to showcase your submission in Dublin in September and at screenings throughout the year as part of the Darklight Touring programme. POST & CUSTOMS Transportation costs of submitted materials will be borne by the applicant. Applicants shall be liable for all customs duties outside Ireland and shall be bound to abide by customs rules. Darklight will only accept packages from abroad whose customs declarations have been completed correctly. Each package should have a clearly marked inscription stating its value and information that it is not for commercial value. Every precaution will be exercised with the entries, but we cannot assume responsibility for damage or loss of material submitted during post or handling. Address: Darklight Digital Film Festival 69 Dame St. Dublin 2. Ireland Please write clearly on the envelope your submission number. TAPE RETURN POLICY Preview submission material will not be returned and will be kept in our resource library unless a stamped addressed envelope with sufficient postage IN EUROS is included with your entry. Material will not be returned until after the festival. If you have any questions please contact us by email at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check site for Updates: www.darklight-filmfestival.com You are subscribed to the Darklight maillist. 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